Close-up:Macrophotography of US Dollar Coins & Notes Published on King5.com By: KING 5 Staff WASHINGTON, USA — The Washington State Department of Labor & Industry announced on Friday that the minimum wage will increase from $15.74 to $16.28 an hour beginning on Jan. 1, 2024. This is a 3.4% increase from 2023. Washi... (Read More)
Workers who sign training repayment agreements can owe their employers thousands of dollars if they leave their jobs early — regulators are starting to crack down on the practice. (Monica Garwood / The New York Times) By H. Claire Brown The New York Times Drew Lakey quit her job as a physician assistant at the Skin and Cancer Institute in Delano, California, in November. She gave four months’ notice. In late August, her former employer sued her, claiming she owed the company more than $13... (Read More)
umpqua bank class action Umpqua Bank was compromised by hackers who gained access to the bank's file transfer system software MOVEit. Emery | Reddy, PLLC is local counsel in a class action suit against the company for failing to take “take any steps to mitigate the vulnerability of protect [the] plaintiff and the c... (Read More)
scales of justice in front of emery reddy seattle l&i attorneys logo At Emery | Reddy, PLLC, L&I lawyers, paralegals, and staff work closely with each client to develop sophisticated and individualized legal strategies designed to secure the best possible outcome for the employee. The firm’s expertise is in maximizing compensation and injury awards for each c... (Read More)
washington state attorney general with former oreilly auto parts employees in lawsuit According to The Seattle Times, Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing O'Reilly Auto Parts for discrimination and retaliation against some of its pregnant employees. “O’Reilly’s top-down practice of discrimination caused physical and emotional harm to many pregnant Washingtonians and th... (Read More)
timothy emery receives best lawyers® 2024 award Congratulations to Timothy W. Emery for his inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Litigation — Labor and Employment! Thank you @‌bestlawyers for this incredible recognition. Learn more about Timothy and his accolades today! Find out more about this honor at www.be... (Read More)
we won deactivation protections in seattle For three years, Seattle gig workers organized with a clear message: firing workers using an unfair algorithm, for no reason, and giving us no way to correct these deactivations? That had to stop. This week the Seattle City Council listened to workers and PASSED CB 120580: the bill gig workers... (Read More)
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